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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, boderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,632 1,869 9.1 8.6- 9.6 114 0.7 0.6- 0.9 13,420 89.1 88.5-89.7 229 1.0 0.9- 1.2
-Western NC 1,666 194 9.3 7.8-11.0 7 0.4 0.2- 1.0 1,439 89.3 87.6-90.9 26 1.0 0.6- 1.7
GENDER
Male 619 72 9.3 7.1-12.0 0 0.0 . - . 537 89.8 86.9-92.1 10 0.9 0.4- 2.3
Female 1,047 122 9.3 7.5-11.5 7 0.7 0.3- 1.8 902 89.0 86.6-91.0 16 1.0 0.6- 1.9
RACE
White 1,505 171 9.3 7.8-11.1 5 0.4 0.2- 1.1 1,309 89.4 87.6-91.1 20 0.8 0.5- 1.3
African American 47 7 12.1 5.3-25.3 0 0.0 . - . 35 83.4 70.0-91.6 5 4.5 1.7-11.5
Other Minorities 104 16 8.2 4.2-15.4 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9 85 89.2 80.1-94.5 1 2.4 0.3-15.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 66 4 3.4 0.9-12.5 0 0.0 . - . 62 96.6 87.5-99.1 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,593 189 9.6 8.1-11.4 7 0.4 0.2- 1.1 1,371 88.9 87.0-90.5 26 1.1 0.6- 1.8
AGE
18-24 53 3 3.4 1.1-10.5 0 0.0 . - . 50 96.6 89.5-98.9 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 172 4 1.5 0.4- 4.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 165 97.3 92.8-99.0 2 1.2 0.2- 6.5
35-44 246 14 5.2 2.9- 9.2 5 2.2 0.8- 5.7 225 92.1 87.6-95.1 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9
45-54 319 31 8.8 5.8-13.2 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 283 90.1 85.5-93.3 4 1.1 0.3- 3.4
55-64 354 47 15.0 10.9-20.3 0 0.0 . - . 295 82.6 77.3-87.0 12 2.3 1.2- 4.5
65-74 293 52 17.7 13.1-23.4 0 0.0 . - . 236 81.0 75.2-85.7 5 1.3 0.5- 3.5
75+ 222 43 19.7 14.2-26.8 0 0.0 . - . 178 80.2 73.2-85.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 270 47 12.4 8.4-17.7 0 0.0 . - . 216 86.2 80.6-90.3 7 1.5 0.5- 3.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 64 9.9 7.4-13.1 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0 438 89.1 85.8-91.7 9 0.8 0.4- 1.9
Some Post-H.S. 415 50 9.4 6.8-13.0 3 1.2 0.4- 3.7 356 88.1 84.1-91.3 6 1.2 0.4- 4.0
College Graduate 460 33 6.5 4.3- 9.5 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 421 92.8 89.6-95.0 4 0.7 0.2- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 53 20.2 14.6-27.3 0 0.0 . - . 162 78.7 71.5-84.4 6 1.1 0.4- 2.7
$15,000- 24,999 307 42 10.3 7.1-14.8 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 255 87.0 82.0-90.8 9 2.4 0.9- 5.9
$25,000- 34,999 241 28 10.4 6.7-15.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 210 89.2 83.7-93.0 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4
$35,000- 49,999 261 27 10.4 6.8-15.5 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 231 88.7 83.5-92.5 2 0.3 0.1- 1.8
$50,000-74,999 193 12 6.4 3.6-11.4 3 1.1 0.2- 5.1 176 91.8 86.4-95.1 2 0.7 0.1- 3.4
$75,000+ 196 7 3.0 1.3- 6.8 0 0.0 . - . 188 96.6 92.8-98.4 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 664 135 18.6 15.2-22.4 3 0.4 0.1- 1.8 512 79.3 75.3-82.8 14 1.8 0.8- 3.6
No 952 58 4.9 3.6- 6.6 4 0.4 0.1- 1.3 878 94.1 92.2-95.5 12 0.6 0.3- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 27 13.2 8.8-19.3 0 0.0 . - . 212 86.1 80.0-90.6 4 0.7 0.2- 2.3
Non-Veteran 1,421 167 8.7 7.2-10.4 7 0.5 0.2- 1.1 1,225 89.8 87.9-91.4 22 1.0 0.6- 1.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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